pharmacology (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pharmacology*:
NOUN	cognition	pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica	the science or study of drugs

pharmacology > pronunciation
Sounds	faa.rmahkaa'lahjhiy
Rhymes	Agee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy...

English > *pharmacology*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects.
Synonyms	pharmacological medicine, materia medica
Category of	adjuvant	enhancing the action of a medical treatment
	decoction	(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
	formulary, pharmacopeia	(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas / formulas and methods of preparation
	tincture	(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
	transdermal, transdermic, percutaneous, transcutaneous	Through the unbroken skin
Narrower	pharmacokinetics	The study of the action of drugs in the body
	posology	The pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines
	psychopharmacology	The study of drugs that affect the mind
	toxicology	The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
Broader	medicine, medical specialty	The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Spanish	farmacología
Catalan	farmacologia
Adjectives	pharmacological, pharmacologic	of or relating to pharmacology
Nouns	pharmacologist	someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition / composition and uses and effects)

HyperDic: pharmacology